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By Michael Casey | Associated Press BOSTON — The apparent leader of a cultlike group known as the Zizians has been arrested in Maryland along with another member of the group, Maryland State Police said Monday. Jack Lasota, 34, was …

The Bay Area is in for a stretch of pleasant and mild weather this week with a gradual warm-up in temperatures and mostly clear skies. According to the National Weather Service, the temperature is expected to dip slightly below normal …

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Willy Adames didn’t need much time to excite the contingent of fans seated behind the first-base dugout at Scottsdale Stadium on the first day of full-squad workouts. In his first live batting practice session of the spring, Adames …

By Jake Offerhartz and Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press NEW YORK — Four top deputies to New York City Mayor Eric Adams are resigning in the latest fallout from the Justice Department’s push to end a corruption case against …

By Tara Copp | Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan …

By BERENICE BAUTISTA MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican musical legend Paquita la del Barrio, known for her powerful voice and fierce defense of women, died at her home in Veracruz early Monday at the age of 77. Her passing was …

Associated Press TORONTO — A Delta Airlines plane flipped upon arrival at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Monday and paramedics say at least eight people are injured. The Canadian Press reports that one passenger is critically injured and seven others were …

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The Best of the West offers fans a candid assessment of the top teams in the western third of the country — a collection that includes the Mountain West and the former Pac-12 schools now scattered across the ACC, Big …

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By TIM REYNOLDS The trade deadline is gone. The All-Star break is about to end. Luka Doncic is with the Los Angeles Lakers. Jimmy Butler is with the Golden State Warriors. Anthony Davis is with the Dallas Mavericks, though it’s …

By DAVID BRANDT MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Manager Mark Kotsay helped the Athletics navigate a difficult three seasons while the franchise lost a lot of games, built a young roster and dealt with an emotional departure from Oakland. Now he …

By Maria Cheng | Associated Press LONDON — Vatican authorities said Monday that Pope Francis has a complex infection in his respiratory system and will require more targeted drug treatment. Officials said the 88-year-old pope is suffering from a “polymicrobial …

By Sylvie Corbet and Raf Casert | Associated Press PARIS — European leaders gathered in Paris Monday for emergency talks on how to react to the U.S. diplomatic blitz on Ukraine, which has thrown a once-solid alliance into turmoil and …

By Alayna Treene and David Goldman | CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is seeking access to the Internal Revenue Service’s highly sensitive taxpayer data system, a source familiar with the move told CNN. The IRS, which …

Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Harsh weather moved west on Monday as a polar vortex was expected to grip the Rockies and the northern Plains after winter storms pummeled the eastern U.S. over the weekend, killing at least 10 people, …

PLEASANTON — Timothy Bellasis wears a black and blue bruise on his left hip after recently being kicked by a horse. It’s the latest injury for the horse trainer who has called the Alameda County Fairgrounds home for three decades. …

To say the North Coast Section got its basketball playoffs wrong would be an understatement. In the age of artificial intelligence and expert systems, the committee relied on computers and numbers. The outcome was supposed to create an equal and …

By JANIE McCAULEY SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jaren Barajas shoots on his backyard hoop maybe once a month these days. He’s a busy 18-year-old college student now, so basketball has taken a backburner to academics. On Sunday night with the …

ASHLAND – San Leandro police officers shot at but did not wound a vehicle assault suspect Sunday night after locating the suspect and vehicle in Ashland, authorities said. No officers were injured. San Leandro police said in a brief news …

Alexa Young and Wilmer Tejada met as students at UC Santa Barbara and spent most of their 20s bouncing around different Bay Area rentals. When they both turned 30 last year, they decided to plant some roots and buy a …

Our readers have been pretty much everywhere these last few months. They’ve explored Maine’s Acadia National Park, ridden the Inca Rail to Machu Picchu, made paella in Barcelona. And once back home, they shared their travel tales and dished up …

DEAR JOAN: With the price of eggs going up every day, I was thinking about getting some chickens. I haven’t seen any chicks in the stores but my friend says it’s possible to hatch my own from grocery store eggs. I …

Turns out that whale scene in Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams’ hilarious 2020 movie, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga,” may not have been so overblown, after all. We chalked up the scene of two massive humpbacks breaching …

Long before the first passenger car-styled Ford Ranchero Pickup in 1957 and the first passenger car-styled Chevrolet El Camino Pickup in 1959, Ford Motor Company introduced the 1940 Ford Pickup. Prior to this model, the pickup — all makes — …

BOYS: WHY CALIFORNIA, NOT DOUGHERTY VALLEY, MADE OPEN The North Coast Section has gone all in on competitive-based playoffs for all sports starting this school year. The intent is to make each of its playoff divisions as balanced as possible. …

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DEAR ABBY: My brother and his wife have been married for 22 years. He has always been the breadwinner. Related Articles Advice | Dear Abby: I’m a stay-at-home mom who needs an escape plan Advice | Dear Abby: I didn’t …

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SAN FRANCISCO — While he enjoyed this year’s All-Star game format, Milwaukee Bucks guard Damian Lillard still yearns for how the All-Star game used to be. This year, the NBA made a radical change to the All-Star game with a …

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry scored 12 points in the NBA All-Star championship game, helping his Shaq’s OGs team to a 41-25 victory to win the first tournament-style All-Star Game by reaching the target score. “It’s obviously our responsibility to …

SAN FRANCISCO — Rebound, Durant. Outlet pass to Curry. Pull up. Clank. OK, so it wasn’t quite the Team USA reunion we were promised. LeBron James watched in street clothes. But Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, winners of two NBA …

SAN FRANCISCO — The NBA All-Star Game reached a low point in 2024. The league’s annual showcase, once the anchor event of All-Star Weekend, had devolved to such an extent that the final score was 211-186. Players on the East …

SAN FRANCISCO — In an All-Star championship game already out of hand, Steph Curry decided to put a jolt into a dead Chase Center crowd. Ever the showman, Curry pulled up from halfcourt and drained it. Finally, the crowd that …

OAKLAND — A woman was arrested and charged with murdering another woman in a recent shooting at a local gas station, records show. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Trial ends for San Pablo man accused of killing his …

SAN FRANCISCO — Chase Center’s first NBA All-Star Game attracted more than just the 25 official All-Stars and another cadre of rising stars. Actors, singers, influencers and more also took gathered Sunday night inside the Warriors’ $1.4 billion, 6-year-old, state-of-the-art …

SAN FRANCISCO — Los Angeles Lakers superstar forward LeBron James announced late Sunday afternoon that he will not play in the NBA All-Star Game at Chase Center on Sunday night. The forward, in his 22nd season in the NBA, divulged …

SAN FRANCISCO — Never one to shy away from bold statements, Draymond Green may have set a new bar on Sunday outside Chase Center. The Warriors’ outspoken forward, a four-time All-Star, was broadcasting outside the NBA All-Star Game when he …

After a whirlwind 48 hours of NBA All-Star weekend in the Bay Area, we have arrived at the main event: Sunday’s All-Star Game tournament. The league, after several tweaks to the game’s format in recent years, has landed on a …